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• Chair: Christa Dewire P ’29, ’29 – Treasurer and Current Trustee
• Alan Bannister P ’26 – President and Current Trustee
• Kate Blake P ’30, ’33 – Current Trustee
• Saleem Zafar ’92, P ’26, ’29 – Current Trustee
• Jennifer McCary P ’35? – Current Trustee
• Nihal Kattar ’13 – Alumni Council President and Current Trustee
• Andy Weiner P ’26, ’28? – Past Board President
• Amy Yustick P ’20, ’23, ’25?– Director of Finance and Strategy and Past Board President
• Matt Buchanan P ’23 – Past Board President
• Trent Hayes – Director of College Counseling
• Gary Boehm – Advisor to the Committee and Past Head of School

Fall 2026

• Interim search process begins; potential candidates identified and evaluated.

Late 2026 ¨C Early 2027

• Candidate review and interviews.

January/February 2027 ¨C Target

• Interim Head identified.

Spring 2027

• Transition planning and overlap with current School leadership.

2027¨C28 School Year?

• Interim Head leads Â鶹¹ÙÍø while the permanent Head search proceeds.

Engage the Â鶹¹ÙÍø community meaningfully as we define the leadership needs and priorities that will guide the search for our next permanent Head of School.

Select Â鶹¹ÙÍø¡¯s next permanent Head of School and support a thoughtful transition.

The Interim Head of School will have the opportunity to work closely with the Board of Trustees, faculty and staff, students, families, and the broader Â鶹¹ÙÍø community to provide continuity, maintain forward momentum, and help position the School for a successful transition to its next permanent Head.

We are particularly interested in candidates who bring:

• Significant leadership experience in an independent school or similarly complex educational organization.
• A demonstrated ability to build trust and relationships across a school community.
• Strong organizational, financial, and operational leadership.
• An ability to listen, assess, and establish priorities while respecting the culture and history of an institution.
• A collaborative approach to working with faculty, staff, senior leadership, and trustees.
• A commitment to student-centered education and alignment with Â鶹¹ÙÍø¡¯s mission and Personal. Experiential. Global. philosophy.
• Experience successfully leading organizations through periods of change or leadership transition.

Interim Head of School Profile

• 8/10/26 – Head of School Leadership Transition Announcement
• 8/10/26 – Maumee Valley Leadership Transition Announcement
• 8/28/26 – An Update From The Head of School Search Committee
• 10/6/26 – Head of School Search Update: Interim Leadership and Next Steps

The Board believes an Interim Head will provide stability and experienced leadership during the transition while allowing the School to undertake a thoughtful process to determine what Â鶹¹ÙÍø needs most from its next permanent Head.

The interim period also gives the school time to listen carefully to its community, build on Â鶹¹ÙÍø’s strengths and address near-term priorities, and conduct a comprehensive permanent search without unnecessarily compressing the timeline.

The current target is to identify an Interim Head in early 2027, allowing time for transition and overlap before the Interim assumes responsibility for leading the School.

Candidates may follow the application instructions provided on this page and in the Interim Head of School Position Profile.

The Interim Head search will be led primarily by the Search Committee, reflecting the timing and transitional nature of the appointment.? The candidate recommended by the Search Committee will be subject to approval of the Board of Trustees.

While the Committee will remain attentive to the needs of the broader Â鶹¹ÙÍø community, the more extensive community engagement process will occur as part of the search for the permanent Head of School.

Community input will be an important part of defining the leadership needs and priorities for Â鶹¹ÙÍø¡¯s next permanent Head.

As the permanent search begins, faculty, staff, families, alumni, students, and other members of the community will have opportunities to share perspectives through surveys, listening sessions, and other forums. That input will help shape the leadership profile used to recruit and evaluate candidates.

The permanent search is expected to formally launch after the Interim Head is seated. Additional information regarding the search partner, leadership profile, community engagement process, and timeline will be provided at that time.

The Board has intentionally retained flexibility regarding the timing. The Interim Head is expected to serve for at least the 2027¨C28 school year, and the interim term may extend if doing so supports the strongest possible permanent search and leadership transition.

The Search Committee will evaluate candidates and ultimately make a recommendation to the Â鶹¹ÙÍø Country Day School Board of Trustees. The Board holds final responsibility for appointing the Head of School.

Candidate confidentiality will be maintained throughout appropriate portions of the process. The Committee will provide information about the process and progress of the search while respecting the confidentiality necessary to attract strong candidates.

Major updates will be shared through normal School communications and posted on this page so that the community has one central location for current information.